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Dumpstaphunk’s Tony Hall, left, and Ivan Neville are two musicians you’ll see a lot around New Orleans after Jazz Fest wrap.s
Cimafunk hosts the third annual CimaFest on Friday, May 2.
Clarinetist, soprano saxophonist and singer Aurora Nealand has a number of gigs both at Jazz Fest and after the Fair Grounds goes quiet.
James Murphy leads LCD Soundsystem on April 30 and May 1 at Saenger Theatre.
Gambit staff writer
Dumpstaphunk’s Tony Hall, left, and Ivan Neville are two musicians you’ll see a lot around New Orleans after Jazz Fest wrap.s
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will be bringing hundreds of musicians and bands to the Fair Grounds starting Thursday, April 24. And while the fest is undoubtedly the big focus for the next week and a half, there are hundreds more performances going on at venues across New Orleans, filling the nights and the days between festival weekends with music.
Below is a round-up of shows happening Thursday, April 24, through Sunday, May 4, from special collaborations among locals, touring bands stopping in town, jam sessions, mini-festivals and tribute nights (hope y’all like the Grateful Dead).
Times are listed for venues hosting multiple shows in a night, and with some 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. sets, it’s always worth double checking the dates. Happy festin’!
• Fest Du Void: Day Zero with The Magic Beans, Noon, Mike Dillon and Punkadelick, more at The Broadside
• Helen Gillet with Skerik at Chickie Wah Wah, 7:30 p.m.
• The Band of Heathens at Chickie Wah Wah, 10 p.m.
• St. Paul & The Broken Bones at Tipitina’s
• George Porter Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners, Mia Borders at Wednesday at the Square
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• Wallace & The Drupes at Banks Street Bar
• Kaleidoscope with Peter Harris, Jamison Ross, Ashlin Parker and Seth Finch at Bayou Bar, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Eddie Roberts Birthday Bash at Blue Nile
• Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars at BJ’s Lounge
• The Coven at The Broadside, 8 p.m.
• Eric Johanson at The Broadside, 10 p.m.
• Current Futures with Robert Walter, Stanton Moore and more at Cafe Istanbul
• Sonny Landreth with The Iguanas at Chickie Wah Wah, 8 p.m.
• CC Adcock vs. Dash Rip Rock at Chickie Wah Wah, 11 p.m.
• Psyche Cumbia with Money Chicha and Gitkin at Chickie Wah Wah, 2 a.m. (early April 25)
• Honey Island Swamp Band at d.b.a., 8 p.m.
• Python featuring Brad Miller, Nichola Payton, Big Yuki, Adam Deitch and Eric “Benny” Bloom at d.b.a., 11 p.m.
• Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph at Dew Drop Inn
• Trampled by Turtles at The Fillmore
• Abby and the Arsonists, Drugstore Lipstick, Twin Sugar at Gasa Gasa
• Jamie Woods & Friends at Good Measure
• Mac Sabbath at House of Blues
• Kyle Gordon at House of Blues (Foundation Room), 8 p.m.
• Brass Queens (album release) at Howlin’ Wolf
• Foie Gras & Crumpuntz at Joy Theater
• The Soul Rebels at Le Bon Temps Roule
• Booker Piano Sessions: Luciano Leães at Maple Leaf, 6 p.m.
• Monsters: Brad Walker, Andriu Yanovski, Chris Senac & Alfred Jordan at Maple Leaf, 8 p.m.
• Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr. & Eric Krasno at Maple Leaf, 10 p.m.
• Alex Wasily’s Very Good Band at Maple Leaf, 1 a.m. (early April 25)
• The Harp Machine at Marigny Opera House
• Megan Martinez & Friends, Atom Cat, Basch Jernigan Band at No Dice, 9 p.m.
• Pellowtalk, Heelturn at No Dice, 11:30 p.m.
• Esperanza Spalding at Orpheum Theater
• Midnight Preserves: A PHF Benefit at Preservation Hall
• MoBetta’s All Funkin’ Night Jam at The Rabbit Hole
• Ashley’s Different Animals, Orphaned in Storyville at Saturn Bar
• Brucey, Urq & The Dismal Villagers, Mayberry, The Self-Help Tapes at Siberia
• Donald Harrison Quartet at Snug Harbor, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• St. Paul & The Broken Bones at Tipitina’s
• Zack Feinberg, Crowe Boys at Toulouse Theatre, 9 p.m.
• Blackened Sabbath: Deep Cutz from Black Sabbath at Toulouse Theatre, 1 a.m. (early April 25)
• Kiana Tenille, Ryan Batiste, Aliyuhhh, Legatron Prime at Virgin Hotels New Orleans
John Fogerty, Seun Kuti, Dee Dee Bridgewater, LeTrainiump and more musicians and bands to see opening day of Jazz Fest 2025.
• Chasen Wayne & The Honky Tonk Machine at Banks Street Bar
• Papa Mali at Bar Redux
• YYRP featuring Peter Harris, John Michael Bradford, Joe Ashlar, Alfred Jordan and Max Bronstein at Bayou Bar, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers at Blue Nile, 10:30 p.m.
• Toubab Krewe at Blue Nile (Balcony Room), 11 p.m.
• Big Sam’s Funky Nation at Blue Nile, 1 a.m. (early April 26)
• Dirty Thirty at Blue Nile, 2 a.m.
• Little Freddie King at BJ’s Lounge
• Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen (album release) at Broadside, 8 p.m.
• Pimps of Joytime at Broadside, 11 p.m.
• Axial Tilt at Cafe Istanbul
• Dumpstaphunk, The Headhunters, The Soul Rebels at Civic Theatre
• Sonny Landreth with Rodie Romero and Michael Juan Nunez at Chickie Wah Wah, 8 p.m.
• Black Uhuru at Chickie Wah Wah, 11 p.m.
• Grace Bowers & The Hodge Podge at Chickie Wah Wah, 1 a.m. (early April 26)
• Trumpet Mafia at d.b.a., 6 p.m.
• Vegas Cola Band featuring glbl wrmng and more at d.b.a., 9 p.m.
• Questlove DJ night at Dew Drop Inn
• Acid Bath, EyeHateGod at The Fillmore
• LeTrainiump (EP release), David Suarez, Alexis & The Sanity at Gasa Gasa
• Cavalier at Good Measure
• The Record Company at House of Blues, 8 p.m.
• The New Mastersounds at House of Blues, 11:59 p.m.
• Organ Fairchild at Howlin’ Wolf
• Bo Dollis Jr. & The Wild Magnolias at Le Bon Temps Roule, 10 p.m.
• Hash Cabbage at Le Bon Temps Roule, 1 a.m. (early April 26)
• Soulive, Lyrics Born at Joy Theater
• Mia Borders at Maple Leaf, 8 p.m.
• New Orleans Suspects at Maple Leaf, 10 p.m.
• Maggie Koerner, Carly Johnson, Malentina at Marigny Opera House
• Weedie Braimah and the Hands of Time at Music Box Village
• Parrotfish, Dana Ives, Beach Face at No Dice, 9 p.m.
• Kidd Love, DJ Oodie at No Dice, 11:55 p.m.
• Midnight Preserves: A PHF Benefit at Preservation Hall
• The Nth Power plays Nirvana with Helen Tillet at The Rabbit Hole, 7p.m.
• Fleetmac Wood’s Leather & Lace Disco at The Rabbit Hole, 10 p.m.
• Voodoo Dead at Republic NOLA
• Arcade Fire at Saenger Theatre
• Deltaphonic, She Might be a Beast at Santos Bar
• Valparaiso Men’s Chorus at Saturn Bar
• Chris Thomas King Trio with Kenny Neal at Snug Harbor, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• The Dip at Tipitina’s, 9 p.m.
• The Iceman Special at Tipitina’s, 1 a.m. (early April 26)
• Cool Cool Cool’s Tribute to Madonna at Toulouse Theatre, 9 p.m.
• Purple Party: A Tribute to Prince at Toulouse Theatre, 2 a.m. (early April 26)
• Mike Dillon, James Singleton, Brian Haas & Earl Havin at Zeitgeist
• glbl wrmng, Anjelika “Jelly” Joseph, Quadry, LaReezy, Ghazi Gamali at Virgin Hotels New Orleans
Kacey Musgraves, Gladys Knight, Youssou N’Dour, Andrew Duhon and more artists to see on the first Friday at Jazz Fest 2025.
• Late Night Radio, Phypher at Arora NOLA
• Portwood & Co. at Banks Street Bar
• Lily Unless & The If Onlys at Bar Redux
• Jordan Anderson at Bayou Bar
• The Rumble with Ivan Neville at Blue Nile, 10:30 p.m.
• Corey Henry & the Treme Funktet at Blue Nile (Balcony Room), 11 p.m.
• Dirty Thirty at Blue Nile, 2 a.m. (early April 27)
• Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at BJ’s Lounge, 6 p.m.
• Silver Synthetic, Chris Acker, more at BJ’s Lounge, 9 p.m.
• IKO All-Stars (Grateful Dead tribute) at Broadside, 8 p.m.
• Susan Cowsill, Alex McMurray, more at Broadside (Indoor Pavillion), 8 p.m.
• The Quickening at Broadside, 11 p.m.
• Axial Tilt at Café Istanbul
• Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit, Sierra Green & The Giants at Civic Theatre
• Sonny Landreth with Kevin Gordon at Chickie Wah Wah, 8 p.m.
• Durand Jones at Chickie Wah Wah, 11 p.m.
• The Dip, Sgt. Splendor at Chickie Wah Wah, 1 a.m. (early April 27)
• Tuba Skinny at d.b.a., 6 p.m.
• Dirty Dozen Brass Band at d.b.a., 10 p.m.
• Smack City All-Stars tribute to Babyface at d.b.a., 1 a.m. (early April 27)
• Big Freedia’s Gospel Revival at Dew Drop Inn
• Better Than Ezra at The Fillmore
• Eric Lindell at Gasa Gasa, 10 p.m.
• Fish Band!, Bag, Charlie Work at Gasa Gasa, 11:55 p.m.
• Jamison Ross at Good Measure
• The New Mastersounds at House of Blues
• Organ Fairchild, Marvelous Funkshun at Howlin’ Wolf
• Smoker’s World at Le Bon Temps Roule, 10 p.m.
• Cardboard Cowboy at Le Bon Temps Roule, 1 a.m. (early April 27)
• Doug Belote, Shane Theriot, Brian Querzergue & Joe Ashlar at Maple Leaf, 8 p.m.
• Honey island Swamp Band at Maple Leaf, 10 p.m.
• Omari Neville & The Fuel at Maple Leaf, 1 a.m. (early April 27)
Lil Wayne with The Roots, Taj Mahal, Zar Electirk, Video Age and more musicians and bands to see the first Saturday at Jazz Fest 2025.
• Irreversible Entanglements with Quintron, Cassie Watson Francillon and Benni at Music Box Village
• Cajun Stomp with T Marie and Bayou JuJu at No Dice, 9 p.m.
• Mikey Offline at No Dice, 11:30 p.m.
• Midnight Preserves: A PHF Benefit at Preservation Hall
• Derrick Freeman & Soul Brass Band with Nigel Hall at The Rabbit Hole, 7 p.m.
• DJ Logic and Friends at The Rabbit Hole, 11 p.m.
• Voodoo Dead at Republic NOLA
• Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Elvis Costello, Anders Osborne, more at Saenger Theatre
• Dead Boys, Burn Kit, The Bills at Santos Bar
• Cuba Heat featuring Cristina Kaminis at Saturn Bar
• New Orleans Groovemasters: Herlin Riley, Jason Marsalis & Alexey Marti at Snug Harbor, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• China Moses at Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club
• Galactic at Tipitina’s, 9 p.m.
• The Greyboy Allstars at Tipitina’s, 2 a.m. (early April 27)
• Ivan Neville, Robert Walter, Adam Deitch & Skerik at Toulouse Theatre
• Charlie Halloran and The Tropicales at Vaughan’s
• Dawn Richard, Pellowtalk, Denisia, Antwigadee at Virgin Hotels New Orleans
Clarinetist, soprano saxophonist and singer Aurora Nealand has a number of gigs both at Jazz Fest and after the Fair Grounds goes quiet.
• Hash Cabbage at Banks Street Bar
• T Marie & Bayou JuJu at Bar Redux
• Double Bird featuring Peter Harris, Oscar Rossignoli, Ricardo Pascal and Peter Varnado at Bayou Bar, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Jacky Blaire & The Hot Biscuits at Bar Redux
• Krasno Moore Project at Blue Nile, 11 p.m.
• Xavier Lynn & The Ruckus on 118th at Blue Nile, 1 a.m. (early April 28)
• Alex McMurry Band, James McClaskey and the Rhythm Band at BJ’s Lounge
• The Motet & Toubab Krewe at Broadside
• Garaj Mahal at Cafe Istanbul
• Andrew Duhon at Chickie Wah Wah, 8 p.m.
• Brian Stoltz plays Hendrix at Chickie Wah Wah, 10:30 p.m.
• Treme Brass Band at d.b.a., 6 p.m.
• MoBetta & Soul’d U Out at d.b.a., 11 p.m.
• Teedra Moses at Dew Drop Inn
• Mike Dillon & Punkadelick at Gasa Gasa
• Jon Cleary & Pedro Segundo at Good Measure
• Rebirth Brass Band with Kermit Ruffins at House of Blues
• Hot 8 Brass Band at Howlin’ Wolf
• Sputacular Trio at Le Bon Temps Roule
• Take Me to the River All-Stars at Joy Theater
• Joe Krown Trio Plus 1 featuring Papa Mali at Maple Leaf, 8 p.m.
• Maple Leaf Allstars featuring Tony Hall and Ivan Neville at Maple Leaf, 10 p.m.
• Deitch, Teitel & Fribush at Maple Leaf, 1 a.m. (early April 28)
• Steve Lands “Modus Annon” at Music Box Village
• Shmoo, New Holland, IMY3 at No Dice, 9 p.m.
• Taine & Emmy at No Dice, 11:30 p.m.
• Midnight Preserves: A PHF Benefit at Preservation Hall
• Compersion Quartet at The Rabbit Hole
• Water Seed’s Journey to Funkstar at Republic NOLA
• Money Chicha, Gitkin C’est Funk at Saturn Bar
• Mahmoud Chouki’s Handmade Worldwide with Yusa and special guests at Snug Harbor, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• Brian Richburg & New Legaxy with Malaya at Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club
• North Mississippi Allstars at Tipitina’s
• Nate Smith featuring Kiefer & Carrtoons at Toulouse Theatre
• Ngoma Numu, The Florist, Clavtastic, MadSpinnz at Virgin Hotels New Orleans
Davie Matthews Band, Burna Boy, HAIM, Charlie & The Tropicales, Boyfriend and more musicians and bands to see on the first Sunday at Jazz Fest 2025.
• PHD featuring Peter Harris, Jason Marsalis, Ashlin Parker, Miles Berry and Seth Finch at Bayou Bar, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Red Baraat at Blue Nile, 10:30 p.m.
• New Orleans Blues Society Benefit with Johnny Sansone, Jason Ricci, Brent Johnson, more at BJ’s Lounge
• NOLA Crawfish Fest at Broadside
• Judith Owen and the Callers at Chickie Wah Wah 8 p.m.
• Eric “Benny” Bloom, Nir Felder, Brad Miller & Brian Richburg at Chickie Wah Wah, 10:30 p.m.
• Fontaines D.C., Jadu Heart at Civic Theatre
• Tonya Boyd Cannon at Dew Drop Inn
• Just Schwandering: Zoomst, Bakeys Brew, The Love Muscles at Gasa Gasa
• Kiefer at Good Measure
• WWOZ Piano Night at House of Blues
• Melanie MacLaren, Todd O’Neill at Howlin’ Wolf (The Den)
• The GuitArmy at Le Bon Temps Roule
• Erica Falls at Maple Leaf, 8 p.m.
• George Porter Jr. Trio with Chris Adkins at Maple Leaf, 10 p.m.
• Eddie Roberts & The Lucky Strokes at Maple Leaf, 1 a.m. (early April 29)
• Aurora Nealand, Smiloh, The Get at No Dice
• Very Good Mondays NOLA featuring Sput Searight, Bobby Sparks, Alex Wasily, more at The Rabbit Hole
• BC Coogan at Saturn Bar
• Charmain Neville Band at Snug Harbor, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
• Kings of Brass, Ashton Hines & The Big Easy Brawlers at Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club
• Shorty Fest: Trombone Shorty, Black Opry Revue, Dogs in a Pile, more at Tipitina’s
• Frequinauts with Stanton Moore, Robert Walker, Robert Mercurio, Will Bernard and Kerik at Toulouse Theatre
• From the Mountains to the Sea with Chris Turpin & Friends at Bar Redux
• Kaleidoscope featuring Peter Harris, Eric Bloom, Jamison Ross and Seth Finch at Bayou Bar, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Tuba Skinny at BJ’s Lounge
• Wil Blades, Herlin Riley, Will Bernard and Karl Denson play the music of Dr. Lonnie Smith at Blue Nile
• NOLA Crawfish Fest at Broadside
• Sansone, Fohl & Osborne at Chickie Wah Wah, 8 p.m.
• Dogs in a Pile at Chickie Wah Wah, 10:30 p.m.
• Shakey Graves, Ruby Waters at Civic Theatre
• The Nerve at d.b.a., 6 p.m.
• Kid Chocolate & The Free POC at d.b.a., 9 p.m.
• Teitel / Fribush Quartet at d.b.a., 1 a.m. (early April 30)
• Leo Nocentelli at Dew Drop Inn
• Just Schwandering: Big Werm, Atom Cat, Max Sanders at Gasa Gasa
• Helen Gillet at Hotel Peter & Paul
• Nir Felder, Mike Clark, Benny Bloom & Pat Casey at Le Bon Temps Roule
• Daze Between: Umphrey’s McGee, moe., LeSpecial at Mahalia Jackson Theater
• Carter Wilkinson Band at Maple Leaf, 8 p.m.
• Corey Henry & The Treme Funktet at Maple Leaf, 11 p.m.
• Neal Todten’s Music in Motion at New Marigny Theatre
• Skerik’s Sauce Fest with Helen Gillet, Compersion Quartet, Brian Haas, more at No Dice
• Rebirth Brass Band, Black Feather Indian Tribe at The Rabbit Hole, 7 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Sirocco Brass with NOLA Musicians for Palestine at Saturn Bar
• Piano Summit with Marcia Ball, Tom McDermott & Paul Longstreth at Snug Harbor, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
• Zildjian Jam with Doug Belote, Gorden Campbell, Adam Deitch, more at Tipitina’s, 2 p.m.
• Dragon Smoke, Ghalia Volt at Tipitina’s, 9 p.m.
• Daze By Nite with Members of moe. and Umphrey’s McGee at Toulouse Theatre, 11 p.m.
James Murphy leads LCD Soundsystem on April 30 and May 1 at Saenger Theatre.
• Sam Ray Tenhoff, Kat Ford at Bar Redux
• Firm Roots with Peter Harris, The Groovemaster, Derek Douget and Dwight Fitch Jr. at Bayou Bar, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• The Iguanas at BJ’s Lounge
• Game of Bones at Blue Nile
• NOLA Crawfish Fest at Broadside
• Nolatet at Cafe Istanbul
• Dan Penn with Spooner Oldham at Chickie Wah Wah, 8 p.m.
• Patterson Hood at Chickie Wah Wah, 10:30 p.m.
• Nicholas Payton & The Nth Power at Chickie Wah Wah, 1 a.m. (early May 1)
• The Radiators at Civic Theatre
• Little Freddie King at d.b.a., 5 p.m.
• Roadmasters Tribute to Walter “Wolfman” Washington at d.b.a., 9 p.m.
• Jimi Meets Funk featuring Roosevelt Collier, Alvin Ford Jr., more at d.b.a., 1 a.m. (early May 1)
• Tarriona “Tank” Ball at Dew Drop Inn
• Catch 504: Breanna, Zahria Sims, Zita, more at Gasa Gasa
• Los Cumpleanos, C’est Funk at Good Measure
• Robin Barnes & the Fiya Birds at Hotel Peter & Paul
• George Brown Band at Howlin’ Wolf (The Den)
• Acid Bath, Exhorder at The Fillmore
• Barakat featuring Sam Shahin at Le Bon Temps Roule, 8 p.m.
• Noon at Le Bon Temps Roule, 10 p.m.
• Sam Fribush, Xavier Lynne & Brian Richburg Jr. at Le Bon Temps Roule, 1 a.m. (early May 1)
• Daze Between: Allman Betts Band, CeoLeo, The Headhunters at Mahalia Jackson Theater
• The Mo’Jelly Band at Maple Leaf, 6 p.m.
• HollyRock, Zach Edwards & The Medicine at Maple Leaf, 9 p.m.
• Windows, The Bloomies, Beach Angel, Tired Eyes at No Dice
• LCD Soundsystem at Saenger Theatre
• Global Jazz Jam at Saturn Bar
• Mitch Woods at Snug Harbor, 5 p.m.
• Delfeayo Marsalis & The Uptown Jazz Orchestra at Snug Harbor, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
• Daze Between Band featuring Eric Krasno, George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville, more at Tipitina’s
• Eric Lindell, Sunpie & Friends at Wednesday at the Square
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• Soul Brass Band at Banks Street Bar
• Ken Swartz & Friends at Bar Redux
• Cryptic featuring Peter Harris, Joe Dyson and Ricardo Pascal at Bayou Bar, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Mike Dillon and Punkadelick, Crush Diamond at BJ’s Lounge
• The Main Squeeze at Blue Nile, 10:30 p.m.
• Flow Tribe at Blue Nile (Balcony Room), 11 p.m.
• Lyrics Born at Blue Nile, 1 a.m. (early May 2)
• Marcia Ball, Cedric Burnside at Broadside, 8 p.m.
• Dave Jordan & The NIA at Broadside, 10 p.m.
• Pimps of Joytime at Cafe Istanbul, 9 p.m.
• Wil Blades & Friends at Cafe Istanbul, 11:59 p.m.
• Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Chickie Wah Wah, 8 p.m.
• Lost Bayou Ramblers at Chickie Wah Wah, 10:30 p.m.
• Papa Mali’s Shantytown Underground at Chickie Wah Wah, 1 a.m. (early May 2)
• Daniel Donato’s Cosmic NOLA at Civic Theatre
• Palmetto Bug Stompers at d.b.a.
• PJ Morton at Dew Drop Inn
• Sweet Crude at Gasa Gasa
• A Dream We Dreamed: Tribute to Phil Lesh at Joy Theater
• The Soul Rebels at Le Bon Temps Roule
• Kyle Roussel at Maple Leaf, 6 p.m.
• Eric Johanson at Maple Leaf, 8 p.m.
• Johnny Vidacovich, Sonny Landreth & Corey Duplechin at Maple Leaf, 10 p.m.
• Col. Bruce Hampton Celebration with Jake Eckert, Eric McFadden & Todd Smallie at Maple Leaf, 1 a.m. (early May 2)
• Tryad at Marigny Opera House
• Soggy Anvil Records featuring Max Bien Kahn, Gilbert Louie Ray, Sam Doores, more at No Dice
• Lettuce at Orpheum Theater
• Midnight Preserves: A PHF Benefit at Preservation Hall
• The Bottoms, SaxKixAve at The Rabbit Hole
• Dead Feat at Republic NOLA
• LCD Soundsystem at Saenger Theatre
• Los Cumpleaños, Panorama Brass Band, C’est Funk at Saturn Bar
• Low Cut Connie at Siberia
• Bria Skonberg New Orleans All-Stars with Gabrielle Cavassa at Snug Harbor, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• Julian Baker & TORRES at Tipitina’s
• Stanton Moore & Friends at Toulouse Theatre, 9 p.m.
• Lespecial featuring Mike Dillon and Kanika Moore at Toulouse Theatre, 2 a.m. (early May 2)
• Marcus Machado & Jaime Woods at Virgin Hotels New Orleans
Cimafunk hosts the third annual CimaFest on Friday, May 2.
• Strange Roux at Banks Street Bar
• Light My Fire: A 27 Club Burlesque & Variety Tribute Show at Bar Redux
• Oh Yeah! Featuring Peter Harris, Ed Perkins, Wes “Warmdaddy” Anderson, victor Atkins and Peter Varnado at Bayou Bar, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• The Deslondes at BJ’s Lounge, 7 p.m.
• The Savoys at BJ’s Lounge, 10:30 p.m.
• Kermit Ruffins & The BBQ Swingers at Blue Nile, 11 p.m.
• Royal Blades at Blue Nile (Balcony Room), 11 p.m.
• Marco Benevento at Blue Nile, 2 a.m. (early May 3)
• JD Simo, Luther Dickinson, Jesse Dayton at Broadside, 7 p.m.
• Ghalia Volt at Broadside, 11 p.m.
• Melvin Seals & JGB at Cafe Istanbul
• Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective and Michael Mayo at Chickie Wah Wah, 8 p.m.
• The Ravi Coltrane Group with Jeff Watts and more at Chickie Wah Wah, 10:30 p.m.
• Ghost-Note at Chickie Wah Wah, 1 a.m.
• CimaFest NOLA with Cimafunk, Robert Randolph at Civic Theatre
• Dana Abbott at d.b.a., 6 p.m.
• The Soul Rebels at d.b.a., 10 p.m.
• Hannibal Buress at Dew Drop Inn
• Joe Russo’s Almost Dead at The Fillmore
• Kr3wcial, Laureaux, Wino Willy at Gasa Gasa
• Nicholas Payton presents Phyllis Dilla featuring Sasha Masakowski and Karriem Riggens
• Tab Benoit with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band at House of Blues
• Bayou Rendezvous: NOLA All-Stars, The Rumble, Eddie Roberts & The Lucky Strokes, more at Howlin’ Wolf
• Mike Gordon, Karina Rykman at Joy Theater
• Grits & Greens at Le Bon Temps Roule, 10 p.m.
• Colin Davis & Night People at Le Bon Temps Roule, 1 a.m. (early May 3)
• Britti at Maple Leaf, 8 p.m.
• James Brown Tribute featuring Tony Hall & The New Orleans Soul Stars at Maple Leaf, 10 p.m.
• Naughty Professor at Maple Leaf, 1 a.m. (early May 3)
• Maggie Koerner, Marcella Simien, Lyla George, Olivia Barnes at Marigny Opera House
• The Headhunters at Music Box Village
• The Convenience, Pope, Grape Candy at No Dice, 9 p.m.
• Tristan Dufrene, Redance at No Dice, 11:30 p.m.
• Lost Bayou Ramblers at The Rabbit Hole, 7 p.m.
• Juan Maclean, Solid Gold at The Rabbit Hole, 11 p.m.
• Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe at Orpheum Theater
• Midnight Preserves: A PHF Benefit at Preservation Hall
• Earth Wind & Power with Cory Henry, Eric Krasno, Jennifer Hartswick, more at Republic NOLA
• La Tran-K Band at Saturn Bar
• Low Cut Connie at Siberia
• Jason Marsalis plays Ellis Marsalis with Victor Goines at Snug Harbor, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• Galactic at Tipitinas, 9 p.m.
• Neal Frances at Tipitina’s, 2 a.m. (early May 3)
• Bttrfly Quintet at Toulouse Theatre
• Couches featuring Kirkland Green & Friends at Virgin Hotels New Orleans
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• Josh Benitez & The Misbeliefs at Bar Redux
• Washboard Chaz Blues Trio at BJ’s Lounge, 6 p.m.
• Quintron (solo), Meschiya & The Disco Machetes at BJ’s Lounge, 9 p.m.
• Big Sam’s Funky Nation at Blue Nile, 11 p.m.
• Stooges Brass Band at Blue Nile (Balcony Room), 11 p.m.
• Holy Ghost-Note at Blue Nile, 1:30 a.m. (early May 4)
• Honey Island Swamp Band at Broadside, 8 p.m.
• Son Rompe Pera at Broadside, 11 p.m.
• Melvin Seals & JGB at Cafe Istanbul, 9 p.m.
• The Abbey Roads with Reed Mathis, Aron Magner, Nikki Glaspie and Jason Fraticelli at Cafe Istanbul
• Eddie 9V, Chris Adkins at Chickie Wah Wah, 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
• Dogs in a Pile at Chickie Wah Wah, 1 a.m. (early May 4)
• Anders Osborne’s Birthday Bash at Civic Theatre
• Little Freddie King at d.b.a., 6 p.m.
• Dopsie Family Throwdown at d.b.a., 9 p.m.
• Will Bernard’s Blue Plate Special at d.b.a., 2 a.m. (early May 4)
• Big Freedia’s Gospel Revival at Dew Drop Inn
• Joe Russo’s Almost Dead at The Fillmore
• People Museum, DJ Heelturn at Gasa Gasa
• The Iceman Special at House of Blues, 8 p.m.
• Health at House of Blues, 11:59 p.m.
• Sara Zamora at Howlin’ Wolf (The Den), 5 p.m.
• Rebirth Brass Band at Howlin’ Wolf, 8 p.m.
• Crescent City Classics at Joy Theater
• Slugger with Rick Lollar at Le Bon Temps Roule, 10 p.m.
• Steve Kelly & Friends at Le Bon Temps Roule, 1 a.m. (early May 4)
• The Tanglers at Maple Leaf, 8 p.m.
• Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen at Maple Leaf 10 p.m.
• Mike Dillon & The New Fuck Yeahs at Maple Leaf, 1 a.m. (early May 4)
• Ghost-Note at Music Box Village
• Virtue Signal at No Dice
• Midnight Preserves: A PHF Benefit at Preservation Hall
• Sally Baby’s Silver Dollar, RAM from Haiti at The Rabbit Hole, 7 p.m.
• Soul Clap, Dr. Romance at The Rabbit Hole, 11 p.m.
• SNAXX, Legatron Prime at Republic NOLA
• Wilco, Waxahatchee at Saenger Theatre
• Valerie Sassyfras at Saturn Bar, 6 p.m.
• Pleasure Savior: Electric Feel at Saturn Bar, 10 p.m.
• Pynk Beard at Siberia, 8 p.m.
• Que Beleza at Siberia, 10 p.m.
• Davell Crawford & Company at Snug Harbor, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• Tracci Lee Jordan at Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club
• Neal Frances at Tipitina’s, 9 p.m.
• FiyaPowa! Featuring members of Galactic and Dumpstaphunk at Tipitina’s, 2 a.m. (early May 4)
• Boyfriend featuring members of The Revivalists at Toulouse Theatre, 9 p.m.
• The Funk Sessions with Skerik, Adam Deitch, Jesus Coomes and Adam Smirnoff at Toulouse Theatre, 2 a.m. (early May 4)
• Victor Campbell’s Cubaton with guests at Virgin Hotels New Orleans
• Lynn Drury at Bar Redux
• Double Bird featuring Peter Harris, Joe Dyson, Seth Finch and Ricardo Pascal at Bayou Bar, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
• Shitty Stones, James McClaskey and the Rhythm Band at BJ’s Lounge
• Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles at Blue Nile
• BreakFest: Andrew Duhon Trio at Broadside, 10 a.m.
• Stanton Moore’s Fest Finale at Broadside, 7:30 p.m.
• Zachary Richard at Chickie Wah Wah, 8 p.m.
• Papa Mali’s Birthday Bash at Chickie Wah Wah, 10:30 p.m.
• Treme Brass Band at d.b.a., 6 p.m.
• Trumpet Mafia at d.b.a., 1:30 a.m. (early May 5)
• Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious at Dew Drop Inn
• Tony Testa, Mikey Duran, Left Hook at Gasa Gasa
• The Altons at Good Measure
• Hot 8 Brass Band at Howlin’ Wolf
• Robert Glasper at Joy Theater
• Billy Iuso at Le Bon Temps Roule, 10 p.m.
• The Quickening at Le Bon Temps Roule, 1 a.m. (early May 5)
• KJD Trio at Maple leaf, 8 p.m.
• Johnny Sketch & The Dirty Notes at Maple Leaf, 10 p.m.
• Nikki Glaspie & The Homies at Maple Leaf, 1 a.m. (early May 5)
• Bearly Dead at No Dice
• Remi Wolf at Orpheum Theater
• Midnight Preserves: A PHF Benefit at Preservation Hall
• 007 at The Rabbit Hole
• Tom Jones at Saenger Theatre
• Helen Gillet’s ReBelle Musique at Saturn Bar
• Bermuda Search Party, Cannibal Kids, Sari Jordan at Siberia
• Herlin Riley Ensemble with Tonya Boyd Cannon at Snug Harbor, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m.
• Dumpstaphunk, The Rumble at Tipitina’s
• The Adam Deitch Quartet at Toulouse Theatre, 10:30 p.m.
• Gov’t Majik featuring Ten Spencer, Danny Abel and peter Varnado at Virgin Hotels New Orleans
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